Arizona Police Department Acknowledged in COPS Office
Report

WASHINGTON, DC – The innovative partnership that the Glendale Police
Department, Arizona developed with their local community is highlighted in
a new Justice Department publication on community policing. The
partnership was developed to engage the Glendale community to fight auto
theft. Police – community partnerships are a core component of community
policing.

A new report entitled, "Problem-Solving Partnerships: Including
the Community for a Change," was recently released by the Justice
Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. In this
publication, seven police agencies – including the Glendale Police
Department – were selected from more than 400 agencies across the
country. The Justice Department report identifies this successful
partnership as a model for other police departments across the nation.

Glendale police used calls for service and incident data coupled with
victim surveys to analyze the causes of their auto theft problem. They
narrowed their focus to one complex after discovering that 51% of the cars
stolen disappeared from that complex between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5
a.m. By mobilizing property managers, residential and business
communities, they experienced a 50% drop in auto thefts at the target
apartment complex.

Promising law enforcement practices of the top seven model cities are
posted on the COPS home page at www.cops.usdoj.gov.
For more information, please call the COPS office at 202-616-1728.